{"product_id":"an-evening-of-long-goodbyes-1","title":"Murray Paul: An Evening of Long Goodbyes [2011]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother unmissable comic outing from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious, rich and satisfying' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Arguably the funniest debut in years, \u003ci\u003eAn Evening of Long Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e ranks with Zadie Smith's \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth \u003c\/i\u003eas a stunning document of an English-speaking metropolis in flux' \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of a family inheritance. Featuring drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife, eviction and the perils of community theatre, Paul Murray's first novel is a tour de force of comedic writing wrapped in an honest-to-goodness tale of a man - and a family - living in denial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Comedy of the highest calibre and a good, fast-paced yarn. An excellent read' \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murray, Paul","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51181590577491,"sku":"9780241955895","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":52678212092243,"sku":"XG80241955895","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53285936759123,"sku":"XE80241955895","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/paul-murray-murray-paul-an-evening-of-long-goodbyes-2011-9780241955895-1173242133.jpg?v=1773842452","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/an-evening-of-long-goodbyes-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}